Chris Brown - Superhuman ft. Keri Hilson

What this video is

Released in October 2008 as a single from Chris Brown's third studio album 'Exclusive: The Forever Edition,' 'Superhuman' represents the apex of the late-2000s R&B power-ballad format, merging Brown's established teen-idol pop appeal with the emerging crossover sophistication of Keri Hilson, who was building her own artist profile following years as a behind-the-scenes songwriter. The video arrives at a cultural…

Why it matters

A definitive late-2000s R&B power-ballad video, 'Superhuman' exemplifies the genre's visual grammar of intimate duet performance fused with romantic narrative vignettes. It consolidates the Erik White / Chris Brown visual partnership as the dominant aesthetic template for mainstream R&B…

The director

American film and music video director born in Brooklyn, raised in New Jersey. Earned an engineering degree from CMA New York. Mentored under and served as second-unit director for his uncle, legendary director Hype Williams, before launching a solo career.…